Movies
Genre: Documentary
Hell of a Cruise (Canadian Premiere)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Canadian premiere of the documentary HELL OF A CRUISE. This one-time screening will include a special Q&A session with filmmakers and from former passengers immediately after the film. HELL OF A CRUISE is a gripping documentary that delves into the nightmarish experience
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
The Rio Theatre is proud to recognize and celebrate the start of Black History Month with: RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ accentuates the journey of RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR, from its inception, to the opening in Stockholm, Sweden, to the finale in Kansas City, Missouri. It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard
Scala!!!
Joins us at the Rio Theatre for one of our favourite kind of documentaries – the ones about movie theatres – SCALA!!! (Or, the incredibly strange rise and fall of the world’s wildest cinema and how it influenced a mixed-up generation of
Common Ground
Big Picture Ranch and Area 23a present COMMON GROUND – a hopeful and uplifting story of the pioneers of the “Regenerative Movement” who produce tremendous quantities of nutritionally dense food and are working to balance the climate – all while bringing our entire ecosystem back to life. The
Rush to Judgment (4K Restoration)
November 22, 1963 is a day that is remembered by anyone who was alive to hear the news when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. To mark the 60th Anniversary of the event, the acclaimed documentary RUSH TO JUDGMENT has been digitally restored and for presentation in
Somm 4: Cup of Salvation | Wine Tasting + Film Night
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Monday, November 27 for a screening of filmmaker Jason Wise’s fourth installment of his acclaimed SOMM wine documentary film series, CUP OF SALVATION. The most provocative story in wine today, “Cup of Salvation” is a sweeping documentary film that
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Hailed as “a one band war” and “the most violent band in the world,” The Birthday Party with Nick Cave was one of the definitive post-punk groups and goth rock pioneers, creative and destructive in equal measure. Their incendiary live performances were the stuff of violent, anarchic
VIFF 2023: Asog
Canadian Premiere Ten years after Super Typhoon Hiayan, many Filipinos are still crawling from the wreckage. But some can still muster the will to dance amidst the devastation. Jaya, a non-binary teacher and former television comedian, is one of those indomitable souls. In a final bid for fame, they set
VIFF 2023: Union Street
World Premiere Interspersing interviews with archival footage, Union Street documents the history of Vancouver’s Hogan’s Alley, the formerly Black neighbourhood which was destroyed by the construction of the Georgia viaduct in the 1970s. This local history speaks to systemic racial injustice towards Vancouver’s Black community that has continued to this
VIFF 2023: It’s Only Life After All
For many growing up in the 1990s, Indigo Girls was the band that defined a generation. They were admired for their unique alt-folk sound, and for their personal, earnest lyrics and catchy melodies. The duo defined gender norms and came out as gay during a time when many musicians stayed